Head down and wings down

Head down and wings down

Chinese idiom, pronounced Chu í t ó UD á y ì in pinyin, means to describe the state of depression after frustration. It comes from Yuzhou writing for yuan Shaoxi.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Lin of the Han Dynasty wrote for yuan Shaoxi in Yuzhou: "in Fangji, concise officials all hang their heads and wings, and don't rely on them."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attributive, or adverbial; used in writing.